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Teddy Roosevelt Park
Where Mini Crab
scurries over shells
between my steps
Where Forest
dangles her damp vines
down to my breath
Where Marsh
pulls his salt
up to my nose
Where Egret
flaps her wings
past me over reed rows
Where Dragon Fly
buzzes by
my ear to my knees
Where Flying Fish
jumps up to tease me
belly flopping onto the creek
...
Sunday 10th July 2022 1:04 am
Your Florida Preserve
Wooden pillars squeak in the afternoon wind
Waters slap against the shore
Not angrily but without end
Bleached bright pier reflects the sun
Man holds his pole on a “No Fishing” sign
Like a catch would have been fun
The sky so tantalizing blue
It fools you into thinking
The water is too
The sun also plays games with your mind
Shimmering off the murk...
Monday 18th October 2021 1:15 am
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